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Thursday, June 25, 2015


SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS REAPPOINTED JUDGES BACK ON THE BENCH DESPITE COMPLAINTS AND MANY UNQUALIFIED: JUNE 15, 2015

This is the downside voting straight DEMOCRATIC because you end up with personnel whose interests is only themselves and not the constituents who voted them in office.

GREED! RACISM! TERRORISM!

376 of 384 Illinois associate judges reappointed for another 4-year term

The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that 376 of the 384 Illinois associate judges who filed requests for reappointment to their office for a new four-year term have been retained. Having certified the results of more than 466 total ballots cast in Illinois’ twenty-four circuit courts. Director Tardy informed that each successfiul candidate received votes that tallied three-fifths or greater in favor of their reappointment. Five associate judges in the Third Judicial Circuit, one in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, one in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit and one in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit did not receive the requisite number of votes for reappointment. The new term of office for each reappointed associate judge will begin on July 1, 2015 and terminate on June 30, 2019.
Pursuant to Illinois’ Constitution, associate judges serve a term of office of four years. The Illinois Constitution vests in the Supreme Court the authority to provide, by rule, for the associate judges appointment process in Illinois. With the adoption of Supreme Court Rule 39 in 1971, the quadrennial reappointment election of associate judges is accomplished through the casting of secret ballots by circuit court judges eligible to vote. The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts administers all associate judge elections on behalf of the Supreme Court. The 2015 quadrennial reappointment election is the eleventh reappointment election since the 1970 amendments to the judicial article of the Illinois Constitution.
In the Circuit Court of Cook County the following associate judges have been reappointed:
Aguilar, Carmen K. Bertucci Smith, Laura Boyd, William Stewart
Ahem. Gregory Emmett Jr. Betar, Samuel J. III Budzinski. Elizabeth M.
Atkins, David B. Boliker, Shauna L. Burch. Clarence L.
Baird, Callie L. Bourgeois, Adam D. Jr. Calabrese, Anthony John
Ball-Reed, Patrice Bourgeois. Yolande M. Carmody, Matthew J.
Ballard, Mark J. Bowden, Darron E. Carr, John Thomas
Berger, Helaine Leslie Bowes, Karen J. Carroll, James R.
Cataldo, Joseph Michael Hynes, John J. Panter, Michael R.
Chambers, Timothy J. Jackson, William R. Jr. Pauel, Linda J.
Chiampas, Peggy Johnson, Lana Charisse Paul, Alfred J.
Claps, Joseph M. Johnson, Moira S. Petrone, Angela M.
Clay-Henon, LaGuina Joyce, Timothy J. Pitman, Michele M.
Clifford, Robert J. Kane, Michael Joseph Porter, Dennis J.
Cohen, Neil H. Karahalios, James N. Quinn, Carolyn
Coleman, Susan M. Katz, Nancy J. Quinn, Marguerite A.
Condon, Thomas J. Katz, Stuart Paul Reynolds, Jeanne M.
Connolly, Stephen J. Kipperman, Carol A. Riebman, Hyman I.
Curcio, Lisa R. Kottaras, Demetrios G. Rivera, Elizabeth Loredo
Desierto, Israel A. Kuriakos Ciesil, Maria Rosenblum, Steven Jay
Donnelly, Thomas M. Lee, Kevin T. Sacks, Stanley
Durkin, Melissa A. Levinson, Alfred L. Sarley, Bernard J.
Edidin, Lauren Gottainer Linehan, Neil J. Schuster, Naomi H.
Feerick, Maureen P. Linn, James B. Schwind, Richard Denis
Fernandez, Fe Logue, Patricia M. Sconza, Joseph M.
Flaherty, Brian K. Lopez, Mark J. Senechalle, Robert E. Jr.
Flood, Lawrence E. Lustig, Patrick F. Sharkey, Terrence V.
Gainer, Thomas V. Jr. Machnik, Thaddeus S. Simko, Darryl B.
Geanopoulous, Nicholas Maldonado, Alfredo Skryd, David A.
Gillespie, Daniel T. Mandeltort, Ellen Beth Snyder, James E.
Gillespie, Pamela Hughes McGrath, Brigid Mary Stephenson, Domenica A.
Gillis, Susan Fox Mendoza, Patricia Stevens, Richard A.
Ginex, Gregory R. Minella, Mary R. Tailor, Sanjay T.
Goebel, Steven J. Miranda, Daniel R. Thomas, Sybil C.
Goldfarb, Renee G. Moltz, Martin P. Tolmaire, Elmer J. III
Gomolinski, William E. Mulroy, Thomas R. Trew, Mary S.
Greenblatt, Joel L. Murray, Leonard Valderrama, Franklin Ulyses
Griffin, Maxwell Jr. Myles, Raymond Van Tine, Rene Marie
Haracz, David E. Novak, Rita M. Vazquez, Gregory P.
Havis, Donald R. O’Brien, Gregory M. Vilkelis, Peter J.
Hennelly, Thomas J. O’Hara, Thomas J. Wagner, Steven M.
Hill, Arthur F. Jr. Obbish, James M. Walker, Allen Price
Hill, Stanley L. On, Marcia B. Walsh, Neera
Hoffenberg, Earl B. Otto, Michael F. Wamick, Jeffrey L.
Hood, Michael J. Panarese, Donald D. Jr. Wolfson, Lori M.
Huff, John L. Panarese, Joseph D. Wool, Leon
Hughes, Bridget J. Panici, Luciano Zafiratos, James A.
Hyland, Colleen A. Panozzo, Kathleen Ann

Associate Judges
Carmen K. AguilarBridgeview
Gregory E. Ahern Jr.Chicago
David B. AtkinsChicago
Callie L. BairdSkokie
Mark J. BallardChicago
Patrice Ball-ReedChicago
Helaine L. BergerChicago
Laura Bertucci SmithChicago
Samuel J. Betar, IIIRolling Meadows
Shauna L. BolikerChicago
Adam D. Bourgeois, Jr.Chicago
Yolande M. BourgeoisChicago
Darron E. BowdenMarkham
Karen J. BowesChicago
William Stewart BoydChicago
Elizabeth M. BudzinskiChicago
Clarence Lewis BurchChicago
Anthony John CalabreseChicago
Matthew J. CarmodyChicago
John Thomas CarrChicago
James R. CarrollChicago
Joseph M. CataldoRolling Meadows
Timothy J. ChambersSkokie
Peggy ChiampasChicago
Joseph M. ClapsChicago
LaGuina Clay-HerronChicago
Robert J. CliffordMarkham
Neil H. CohenChicago
Susan M. ColemanChicago
Thomas J. CondonMarkham
Stephen J. ConnollyBridgeview
Lisa R. CurcioChicago
Israel A. DesiertoChicago
Thomas M. DonnellyChicago
Melissa A. DurkinChicago
Lauren Gottainer EdidinSkokie
Maureen P. FeerickBridgeview
Fé FernandezChicago
Brian K. FlahertyMarkham
Lawrence E. FloodChicago
Thomas V. Gainer, Jr.Chicago
Nicholas GeanopoulosChicago
Daniel T. GillespieChicago
Pamela Hughes GillespieChicago
Susan Fox GillisChicago
Gregory R. GinexMaywood
Steven J. GoebelChicago
Renee G. GoldfarbChicago
William E. GomolinskiChicago
Joel L. GreenblattRolling Meadows
Maxwell Griffin, Jr.Chicago
David E. HaraczChicago
Donald R. HavisBridgeview
Thomas Joseph HennellyChicago
Arthur F. Hill, Jr.Chicago
Stanley L. HillMaywood
Earl B. HoffenbergSkokie
Michael J. HoodSkokie
John L. HuffChicago
Bridget J. HughesRolling Meadows
Colleen A. HylandBridgeview
John J. HynesBridgeview
William R. Jackson, Jr.Skokie
Lana C. JohnsonChicago
Moira Susan JohnsonChicago
Timothy J. JoyceChicago
Michael J. KaneBridgeview
James N. KarahaliosRolling Meadows
Nancy J. KatzChicago
Stuart P. KatzChicago
Carol A. KippermanMaywood
Demetrios G. KottarasChicago
Joan M. Kubalanza (RAC)Markham
Maria Kuriakos CiesilChicago
Kevin Thomas LeeMaywood
Alfred L. LevinsonRolling Meadows
Neil J. LinehanBridgeview
James B. LinnChicago
Patricia M. LogueChicago
Mark J. LopezChicago
Patrick F. LustigChicago
Thaddeus S. MachnikSkokie
Alfredo MaldonadoChicago
Ellen Beth MandeltortRolling Meadows
Brigid Mary McGrathChicago
Patricia MendozaChicago
Mary R. MinellaChicago
Daniel R. MirandaMaywood
Martin P. MoltzChicago
Thomas R. MulroyChicago
Leonard MurrayChicago
Raymond MylesChicago
Rita M. NovakChicago
James M. ObbishChicago
Gregory M. O'BrienChicago
Thomas J. O'HaraMarkham
Marcia B. OrrSkokie
Michael F. OttoChicago
Donald D. Panarese, Jr.Chicago
Joseph D. PanareseChicago
Luciano PaniciMarkham
Kathleen Ann PanozzoMarkham
Michael PanterChicago
Linda J. PauelChicago
Alfred J. PaulChicago
Angela M. PetroneChicago
Michele M. PitmanMarkham
Dennis J. PorterChicago
Carolyn QuinnChicago
Marguerite QuinnSkokie
Jeanne M. ReynoldsSkokie
Hyman RiebmanRolling Meadows
Elizabeth Loredo RiveraChicago
Steven Jay RosenblumBridgeview
Stanley J. SacksChicago
Bernard J. SarleyChicago
Naomi H. SchusterChicago
Richard D. SchwindRolling Meadows
Joseph M. SconzaChicago
Robert E. Senechalle, Jr.Chicago
Terrence V. SharkeyChicago
Darryl B. SimkoChicago
David A. SkrydChicago
James E. SnyderChicago
Domenica A. StephensonChicago
Richard A. StevensChicago
Sanjay T. TailorChicago
Sybil C. ThomasChicago
Elmer J. Tolmaire IIIChicago
Mary S. TrewChicago
Franklin U. ValderramaChicago
Rena M. Van TineChicago
Gregory P. VazquezMaywood
Peter J. VilkelisChicago
Steven M. WagnerRolling Meadows
Allen P. WalkerChicago
Neera WalshChicago
Jeffrey L. WarnickSkokie
Lori M. WolfsonChicago
Leon WoolChicago
James A. ZafiratosChicago
(CAA)  denotes Circuit Judge Assigned to the Appellate Court
(RAC)  denotes Retired Associate Judge Assigned to the Circuit Court
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

White woman complaining of corruption in the courts a Doctor because of her academic position and tenacity take a look at how sh was bullied in the courts by judges of the Democratic Political Machine.

Chicago is not a Democratic City in actuality it is governed under Dictatorship Terrorist guidelines anyone standing up to them in office are met with the wrath of Terrorism!

Cook County Judges

Send your comments to picepil@aol.com (see about for guidelines)

Reporting Corrupt Cook County Judges

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First you should go to the presiding judge of the division or Courthouse. Call their office and ask how to write a complaint. Many will have forms for you to fill out (they have these at the minicipal courthouses).
Then you can look up the Judicial Inquiry Board and obtain their form on line.http://www.state.il.us/jib/documents/ComplaintForm.pdf  You can fill that out also. This is an exercise in futility however. The JIB is a black hole that ignores and covers up judicial corruption.
Finally you can e-mail me at picepil@aol.com with the details and your contact info.  I will keep contact info confidential if you state you wish it so. I need to contact you to confirm the information. Give me the case number so I can look up the court case, docket, and pleadings. I will post the information about the judge’s corruption on this web site.
Written by Linda Shelton
February 20, 2010 at 11:07 am

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  1. my neighbor is currently litigating forcible entry and detainer action 10 M1-716218, in cook county, and have judge Garber presiding. But, here is the rub: the 10 M1-716218 court lacks subject matter jurisdiction in this cause as a result of the “termination” notice identifying
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    William A. Dupree
    December 17, 2010 at 7:48 pm
  2. Thank you for doing this blog! As victims of this sick system we don’t know what to do as we know they will retaliate if we try to make anything public.
    You are brave and deserve everyone’s support!
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    John Hanson
    September 11, 2011 at 7:44 am
  3. You should write about this story. Apparently Chicago judges harassed a man for 20 years over child support in a case where they knew he was the father. ……..
    ……….Man hounded for child support for 20 years, but it’s not his kid
    By The Chicago Local | Local Chicago – Thu, Sep 15, 2011….tweet41Share2EmailPrint…..CBS Chicago
    He says he’s not the father and he’s got proof. A South Side man is back in court Thursday morning trying to convince the state to leave him alone. He’s been in and out of courts for 21 years.
    Even the mother of the child says the baby’s not his. CBS2′s Dorothy Tucker takes a look at why the state won’t listen.
    “This is not my kid,” said Sean Harbin — and he has the paternity tests to prove he’s not the biological father.
    “I’ve had suicidal thoughts, really, about this ordeal, because it’s like every time I try to get on track this comes up,” Harbin said.
    He got off track in 1991, when he was ordered to pay $70 a week for a child he initially thought he might have fathered. But when he began to have doubts, he stopped paying. Then the state garnished his wages and kept his income tax refund check — taking more than $3,000.
    That’s when Sean started fighting the custody case and in 2001, he was “excluded from paternity.”
    “I thought it was over. I just knew it was over,” Harbin said.
    But it was far from over. The state kept sending Harbin bills and he kept going to court, filing motion after motion, trying to tell the courts he wasn’t the father. He represented himself because he couldn’t afford an attorney.
    “Sean’s biggest mistake was not knowing what petition to ask for,” said an unidentified caseworker from Division of Child Support Services.
    “When the genetic test came back, all he had was the results. He never had the order to end the support or vacate the order,” the caseworker said.
    In 2006, court papers show that the mother of the child even came to court and admitted that Harbin wasn’t the father, so the state forgave some $40,000 in back payments.
    But Harbin still needed to file the correct papers to dismiss the case and he said he found little direction from the courts.
    “I’m trying to figure out what do I have to say to them, ‘what motion?'” Harbin said.
    In 2009, the state suspended Harbin’s driver’s license. He found that out two months ago.
    After CBS 2 made some phone calls, representatives from Child Support Services and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said they’ll look into the Harbin’s case and take appropriate action
    Seven family court judges were involved including:
    Drelly Savage
    Fe Fernandez
    Kathleen G. Kennedy
    They could’ve stopped this at any time but didn’t and instead mocked this guy because he couldn’t afford an attorney. These people need to be shamed.
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    Eduardo Martinez
    September 17, 2011 at 9:56 am
  4. Our informal group provides legal educational materials and are not lawyers.
    Shelton Litigation Services, (LLC presently being incorporated) does not have any attorneys on its staff. We provide legal research, educational materials (samples of different types of pleadings) and editing services for pro se persons and attorneys. We will draft pleadings in legal format IF the client decides the issues and the arguments and the client will be responsible for the final edit and signing and presenting the pleading to the court.
    Although we might inform our client that if we were in their shoes we might consider certain issues, this is NOT legal advice and the client is encouraged to seek the services of an attorney if they are not willing to decide the issues in their case and if they are not willing to determine the argument to use in court. Our role DOES NOT include determining the issues or the argument in legal cases, although educational material may have pertinent argument and issues to the client’s case.
    We do not act as attorneys but only as a legal research/drafting/editing service. We do not guarantee that our work product will meet legal standards or is up to date in case law, although we do our best to do so. All legal actions and strategy must be the product of our clients.
    We have provided much pro bono services to date but now require payment to cover cost of services including ink and paper. We are incorporating and will be charging a small fee to cover the time we spend assisting our clients.
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    Linda Shelton
    September 17, 2011 at 11:28 am
  5. God Bless You!!!!!
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    Greg Crawford
    October 18, 2011 at 5:08 pm
  6. Judge Patrick Murphy gives visitation, followed by custody to mentally ill father who admitted to not taking his medication. Children were sexually abused over a 2 year period by father. We were in court from 2006-2011 spent over 30,000 trying to protect children. Judged threatened mother, screamed at her from bench, laughed at her and said maybe she has munchausin by proxy. Judge and public guardian scheduled court dates to benefit public guardian so she would be closer to home when court was finished. And they went to lunch together. Because they worked together before he became a judge. The judge never even read the medical records, police reports. Our family was terrorized over a 5 year stretch with decisions this judge made. FINALLY FBI and united states attorney came to court and made the judge keep him away from children. Then and only then did the judge give the kids back. Father pead guilty and federal court for child porn. My issue is our kids are safe now, but if he is making these kind of decisions, is he mentally fit to be a judge? would you want your life or the life of your loved one in his hands? what about foster kids that say they are being abused does he laugh at them too? I think his arrogant, mean, irritated attitude is cause for serious concern. How do I file a formal complaint? against the judge the public guardian?
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    diana
    December 20, 2011 at 11:37 am
  7. You should file a complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Board – go to their web site at: http://www2.illinois.gov/jib/Pages/default.aspx
    As to the Public Guardian: File complaints with the Cook County Inspector General and write to the Cook County Board President Tony Preckwinckle and Chief Judge of the Courts Timothy Evans at:
    Cook County Board President Tony Preckwinkle
    118 N. Clark Street Room 537
    Chicago, IL 60602
    Phone: (312) 603-6400
    Fax: (312) 443-4397
    Chief Judge Timothy Evans
    Cook County Courts
    50 W. Washington Rm 2600
    Chicago, IL 60602
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    Linda Shelton
    December 20, 2011 at 1:14 pm
  8. thank you I will do that. when you say have an outline, what do you mean? from the beginning? or just the big things? He did not even order child support until 2009, never got any back child support, and only got one year of 50 dollars a week for 2 kids. yet made us jump though hoops and go through inspections, interviews repeatedly. also said the father was not mentally ill “because he knows what mentally ill people are like” while he held the medical records in his hand!
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    diana
    December 20, 2011 at 7:58 pm
  9. Chief Justice Evans claims to simply be an ‘administrative’ Judge having no ‘power’ over an out of control Judge-in the face of facts and witnesses.
    Judge Dickler, presiding Judge of the domestic division claims the same
    So whose in charge?
    Nobody
    The Judicial Inquiry board gets approx 450 complaints per year-they last took a Judge off the bench 14 years ago…you do the math
    The Cook county courts are completely out of control and yet we fund them over 100 million a year!
    If there are any males who are to appear before associate Judge Jeanne Reynolds…RUN dont walk and file a motion for substituiton by right-you can not win no matter what law or statue says you can-she ignores them
    She is a vigilante and a man stands NO chance before her-ask any attorney-they all know of her and her personal agenda and bias and they ‘flock’ from her court room (their words) Its amazing that so many can talk of her perpetual abuses and yet, nobody lifts a finger to stop it
    She sits on womens rights boards and is herself divorced and I’m guessing she’s paying back every man out there for her own male problems
    I can only urge everyone of you to make sure you spread the word to NOT retain a single Judge in the next election-not a single one
    To date there has never been a Judge NOT retained in cook county and thats by design as they know the public cant name even 2 of them and so they installed a Retain ALL button and you all push it (there is not a Retain NONE button)
    Imagine a retain all button for congress
    Wake up…… these self appointed deities are simply out of control-oh and take a look at your cook county tax bill
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    Join Me
    January 3, 2012 at 11:52 pm
  10. Judge Haracz and Judge Mathein are also useless trash who pervasively violate constitutional due process rights and laws. Ask for SOJ as a right immediately if you get one of them.
    United we stand, divided we fall. Its time to stand up, fight back with appeals, motions for supervisory orders to the IL Supreme Court, and 1983 federal complaints for injunctions against these judges.
    All of us should put our cases on the Internet in great detail and link to scanned in documents and legal pleadings. I will post other’s cases here if you give me permission, a timeline and the evidence to scan in and link to.
    We have just begun to fight!
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    Linda Shelton
    January 4, 2012 at 2:04 am
  11. I know Dickler and Reynold’s and Mathein very well.
    I have a complaint against Reynold’s with the judiciary board.
    I’ll wait and see what happens.
    How can I confirm Reynold’s sits on women’s rights board’s??
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    greg
    January 6, 2012 at 10:12 am
  12. Illinois does not even have Child Visitation Guidelines!!!! President Obama was, thru letter, and emails made aware of this during a recent divorce with and under Judge Mathein! The child rep was sent to the Ethics Committee for non ethical practices(and absolved); Good luck to you! Without a national new story ie 60 minutes etc afraid you are spinning (regrettably) your wheels but wish you the best of efforts in an area of gross negligence. Thie state of Illinois is or thinks itself to be “outside constitutional”standards and there is no relief, sadly.
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    Jo Mysliwiec
    February 14, 2012 at 11:05 am
  13. My complaint is about judge Elizabeth lorado Rivera and judge nancy j Katz of the domestic division. Judge Rivera and judge Katz seems to think they are above the law with their rulings when it comes to state statutes
    judge Rivera did her back room dealings with attorneys who also was an advocate for domestic violence, judge Katz denied every motion filed by my attorney who would nit do anything I asked him to do, so I fired him and went pro se, I started getting a lot of evidence gathered I filed motion after motion which she denied. She has been a feminist from day one she is the same judge that said in open court ” good for her” when a male before her in court that said he beat his wife because she was a lesbian. Everything she did in life was being an advocate for women and gays as she is the first outed lesbian in the court system, and as late as nov. 6 2011 she spoke on law and women divorcing. Having her on the bench is like having the wolf watching the hen house. It got to the point in July 2011 I went to the us attorneys office to file a complaint of her being biased,my spouse has lied from the beginning starting with the police, I had gotten a police report and in the report she got caught in a lie and stated she would keep calling police till they arrest me. She had committed perjury and obstruction of justice and numerous other felony’s after I tried to file motions to protect assets. Over the weekend, going thru old papers I found an old statement proving an account that was a guardian under the wifes name and sons name, she left a paper trail and I know the judge will deny any motions I file just by her track record. I will be filing a motion to remove her from my case. I feel sorry for any males who have to go before any judges in the domestic division in cook county. My wifes antics has landed me in the hospital 12 times I. The last two years, but I vowed to take this to the end even if it kills me, which it has almost did already. There is a terrible injustice being done every day in Cook county.
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    Laurence B Panek
    April 9, 2012 at 8:27 pm
  14. The family courts are a disaster. The judges don’t know the law and don’t follow it. Decisions are made on hearsay. Due process is denied. Child reps and Guardian ad litems are allowed to practice mental health care (diagnosis and decide “treatment”) without a license. Children are harmed on a daily basis by this disaster. We need legislative hearings that are serious and not a joke. We need the child rep law to be stricken and evaluation of family situations and mental health to be done by professionals not lawyers who drag out cases to enrich themselves and who falsely villify parents in order to make more money.
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    Linda Shelton
    April 11, 2012 at 12:13 am
  15. I agree with you! although our judge was patrick murphey and our guardian was colleen litman it sounds exactly the same. which resulted in my grandkids getting molested for 2 years right under their noses while we were telling them all along! And the case ended when the us attorney came to court made the judge give the kids back to their mother he did NOTHING but try to protect her children! then the father plead guilty and is going to prison for 25 years to life! the judge was wrong the guardian was wrong they were manipulated by a child molestor and fell for it! who paid the price? children! judge and guardian went on with their lives like nothing happened!
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    diana
    April 11, 2012 at 8:57 am
  16. Judge Patrick Murphy is the former Cook County Public Guardian and he was essentially the director of a corrupt agency that takes elder’s estates, kidnaps the elder and confines them to an inferior cheap nursing home, assigns and then rapes the estate of the elderly person, often preventing family members from having any say so. He took so many children from their parents under false pretenses and put the kids in foster care where they were often used for slaves to the foster parent and for a money making venture as they get so much per month. As a pediatrician I saw very elderly foster mothers who could barely lift the babies out of the stroller and I had to help; they could not run after the toddlers; or they used the kids as slaves to cook, clean and do everything in the house. I saw foster kids who had been raped, thrown down stairs and had their hips broken, were neglected, starved, and abused in every sort of way. Murphy is a scumbag. He even would serve as a smokescreen to cover-up corruption at DCFS by making some big pronouncement so that the media would cover his agency and be distracted every time DCFS had a disaster that needed to be in the news such as when a child died in DCFS custody. Judge Murphy routinely violates the law, especially the law about Interim orders of protection. The law states that the orders are null and void and the case is terminated 31 days after the Interim Order of Protection is issued unless prior to 31 days a motion for an order renewing this order is made and heard “for good cause”. Judge Murphy routinely issues Interim orders of protection for more than 30 days which makes his orders (due to this statutory violation) null and void. The Illinois Appellate and Illinois Supreme Courts have refused thus far to overturn his orders on appeal and action is now being sent to the U.S. Supreme Court. IF YOU HAD ANY INTERIM ORDER OF PROTECTION THAT WAS ALLOWED ILLEGALLY TO BE VALID FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS PLEASE CONTACT US – THIS MAKES ALL ORDERS BASED ON THAT ORDER OF PROTECTION AFTER IT WAS TERMINATED ON ITS FACE AT 31 DAYS VOID.
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    Linda Shelton
    April 11, 2012 at 10:32 am
  17. scumbag is the nicest thing I can say about patrick murphey….. we did have an order of protection to protect the kids but he threw it out because it happened on a week end and we went to police who told us to go to markham to get before a judge to get the order…..murphey said…. we went to court on the week end to try to bypass him! NO we went on the week end because my 4 year old grandson was MOLESTED on the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I want to follow up on all of this I will protest, testify, provide documentation but I dont know where to start. I was told to file a complaint but that it would not do any good so not sure what I am going to do. right now I am preparing the vicim impact statement to be read at sentencing hearing hopefully in may.. this all started in 2006 for us and he took kids 07-09 in 09 father was arrested and charged (with everything we told them he was doing all along) he pled guilty in jan of 10 and is still living with his mother under house arrest and has not spent one day in jail YET!
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    diana
    April 11, 2012 at 11:01 am
  18. First go to the “judicial inquiry board” on line and get their form and make a formal complaint against Murphy and send a copy to the Presiding Judge of the courthouse at Bridgeview where Murphy is, as well as to Judge Evans – rm 2600 at Daley Center (Chief Judge of Circuit Court of Cook County).
    Write down what happened in a bullet point list blow by blow and send it to me and tell me if you want it published anonymously (your name and child’s name changed to Jack and Jill, etc – pseudo-names – and agree to let me write it up for a formal friend of the court brief (amicus brief) to be attached to a complaint another victim is making with the U.S. Supreme Court
    I will need proof of what happened – transcripts or affidavits written by you as to what was said in court by murphy and case number so I can get docket and copy of his orders
    You may want to file a Motion for Supervisory Order with Illinois Supreme Court against Murphy – or you may want to file a complaint for injunction against Murphy in the Federal District Court depending upon the details of your case – I may refer the bullet point list to one of the members of govabuse.com or Stop Illinois Corruption or JustUS4justice, or other organizations that are networking for assistance, etc.
    Send bullet point list and your answer to picepil@aol.com
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    Linda Shelton
    April 12, 2012 at 12:49 am
  19. Don’t forget to put dates and places (judge and courtroom) on each entry on bullet point list, or name of people involved and where it took place
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    Linda Shelton
    April 12, 2012 at 12:49 am
  20. thank you so much these are things I can and will do! it is like we have been stuck and not knowing exactly what to do that will be effective! We cannot change what happened to us but I think of other kids that are going through that courtrrom now and decisions being made on there behalf deserve justice! And they deserve to be protected! thank you again diana
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    diana
    April 12, 2012 at 9:54 am
  21. Leida J Santiago Daley Center Court room 1608
    I filed a Substitution of Judge motion against Leida J Santiago room 1608 Dlaey Center, January 18, 2011 and it was denied because as long as they are in a court room a judge can do pretty much whatever they want. Judicial discretion. I have to appeal, my only viable option after all is over for abuse of discretion. (based on a Supreme Court ruling where the judge wasn’t guilty of bias even when he told 2 ethnic defendants (whether Italian or German descent) that he had to fight every fiber in his body not to find the “heathen” defendants guilty by their heritage…”Only in America, right??
    Santiago is inept as a jurist and takes her cues from one lawyer in the court room and sticks with that lawyers opinion whether she is right or wrong. Some gems from Santiago- “I don’t think you can be guilty of perjury in a divorce case” whether it being lying in responses, motions, testimony(Supreme Court Rule137 and perjury rules Section 5/1-109 notwithstanding)” If you have a problem with that take it up with the legislature”, “I don’t think a licensed lawyer would jeopardize her license by lying to me so I believe opposing counsel” (despite being presented with incontrovertible facts and transcripts to support but no evidence from the guilty party other than “her word”) and the list goes on. Oh and she also has left at least 5 or 6 motions for 137 Sanctions for lying to the Court, hiding assets, violating IMDMA 501, Court orders etc pending for over at least 16 months and up to 19 months against my wife and her counsel while allowing their motions to be heard right away. Several of those potions were scathing indictments of Donheny’s lack of looking out for the children’s best interests as the court claimed when she was appointed.
    My children’s rep, Mary Doheny, in my opinion based on my 4+ years of experience, is not protecting my children at all despite being appointed by the court over 4 years ago. I believe she has misrepresented and/or blatantly lied to the Court to cover her inept handling and bias and prejudice in my wife’s favor. She has allowed my kids to live under constant threat of physical violence and has done nothing. In divorce court she tells the Court mom has found a significant other and is happy. In domestic violence court it is another story they issue a NO STALKING, NO CONTACT ORDER against my exes significant other for threats and continual harassment of me and my 17/18 year old son. The IARDC just sent me a response regarding my complaint against the child rep, Mary Doheny, saying that I wasn’t her client so I can’t complain against her just because I don’t agree with how she represented my children. She has refused to do anything against my wife at the time for anything for example: breaking several doors in my house in front of the kids including breaking down my sons bedroom door and allowing her then married boyfriend to verbally assault, physically threaten and taunt my son for the third or fourth time. Policed reports filed. Text message harassment, phone harrassment etc. All documented. My complaint was over 3 inches thick of transcripts of misrepresentations to the court. I will keep up the fight for my children. They are subjected to alienation and custodial intereference.
    My legal funds have been long depleted and I have proceeded as a pro-se litigant. All that have I read here has been happening in my case as well. I also have transcripts to back up. Needless to say it was only after the attorneys left that a court reporter was employed. The attorneys would have none of it.
    My child representative, on information and believe, is in the law firm of David wessel & Mary doheny.
    If I can be of any help to anyone to stop this bs that we call Family Court let me know how. It must be stopped.
    btw I was represented by Jeffrey Levings office, fathers rights at one time. I will never recommend them to anyone based on my opinion of what they did in my case.
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    Jeff Gertie
    April 29, 2012 at 3:50 pm
  22. If I was in your situation, I would file a complaint to the Judicial Inquiry Board (get the form from their web site), a complaint to the Attorey Regulatory and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) – again get the form from their web site, a federal 1983 complaint for injunction to order David Wessel to return ill-gotten gains (his fees – since he almost never submits the statutorily required section 506 every 90 day detailed invoices and the judges then order him paid, even though his failure to comply with statutes makes any judge’s order void if they grant his request for fees. There are several other things you might do that others are doing – perhaps keep up with the web sitehttp://prosechicago.wordpress.com – more will be posted there over the next few months.
    Sadly, your situation is the norm and judges like David Haracz, Veronica Mathein, and your judge simply abdicate their judicial authority (perhaps so they don’t have to read at home and can leave early to play golf, etc.,) and simply rubber stamp whatever the child reps tell them to do. The child reps run the courtrooms, drag out cases, charge whatever they want (the Illinois State Bar Association [ISBA] testified in Springfield a few months ago that $300 per hr was not sufficient income to pay their overhead and make a proper salary,) and villify one parent so there is an excuse to keep them on and force payment of other court appointed visitation supervisor and mental heatlh examiners and therapists. QUITE a RACKET – Aye!
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    Linda Shelton
    April 29, 2012 at 9:09 pm
  23. You are right! The court system is BS
    they have all violated my rights under constituitional law, dissolution of marriage act, domestic violence act, as well as the persons with disabilities act.
    I grew up in a very politcal family, and will fight it to the very end,it almost killed me once.
    The law states DUE DILIGENCE!!!
    Which is what I have been doing by Pro Se.
    The supreme court with their no jury trial in domestic, leaves the WOLF guarding the HENHOUSE!!!
    You have to go before the same judge
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    Laurence B Panek
    April 29, 2012 at 9:48 pm
  24. Thank you. I did file a 3 inch think complaint on Doheny for starters and the IARDC said they wouldn’t proceed because I wasn’t her client. I have 3 times as much information extra. Its amazing they keep forgeting that I have a court reporter there because they talk as if no one is listening/recording. I plan on calling IARDC tomorrow and setting them straight that I filed on my sons and other children’s behalf. If that doesnt work he will file the complaint.
    Santiagos judicial complaint is next but I still have to prepare for my divorce trial may 17.
    Thanks for this site. I just found it today and it is very helpful. The IARDC made all kinds of big claims of how they will investigate the attorney but then dropped the matter almost immediately. My guess is they think I am stupid and will take no for an answer. Not hardly.
    What a mess the family court is in! The judge was told by opposing counsel and then there was nothing I could do about my exes bf harassing and threatening me because he isn’t a party in the divorce even though IMDMA 501.1 says once the divorce is filed no party, or their agents or employees can harass , intimidate, the other party. Blacks Law Dictionary defines an agent as anyone authorized to act on behalf or for another person.
    Is there any judges there that you have found may still be reasonable judges? because I or my previous attorneys have appeared before Katz and Haracz and many of the above mentioned others and Johnson who supposedly is no longer in Divorce court. Some seemed ok but looks can be deceiving. My case has dragged on for over 5 years.
    Thanks again. I will. Any ideas I am listening.
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    Jeff Gertie
    April 29, 2012 at 11:54 pm
  25. BTW may 17 is russian roulette for my trial. I appear before Judge LaQuietta Hardy and she will ship us off to be assigned to another judge for trial and at least 7 (inc. my 18 month old) outstanding motions. Santiago quit December 19, 2011 when I filed an Emergency Motion when my ex abducted my kids when I dropped them off at school while they were in my custody and took them across state lines to Florida. She gave me false and misleading information so I wouldn’t be able to stop her from taking them. The child’s rep told me “I don’t think she kidnapped them I think I have an email that they were going to florida.”
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    Jeff Gertie
    April 30, 2012 at 12:05 am
  26. Katz is a lesbian feminist judge and Has been all her life
    she taught ethics at John Marshall law school
    you would think she would know better
    according to dept of justices website judges pacify pro se litigants because mist pro se file numerous motions
    every thing I have done is to get everything as a matter of record not because pissed
    as far as I know this is still AMERICA and we still have rights
    as a citizen of this country, I demand to be heard all the way up to the US supreme court, my judge should not be in the position to decide peoples future, as she is biased
    I’ve decided about two years ago that I would lose in domestic
    but I plan to file an appeal and up to the supreme court if I have to
    all I have been doing is setting ground work fir an appeal, a civil suit against my wife and maybe a federal injunction to stop my judge from setting at trial
    To remove the judge, you have to go before the same judge you want to remove
    where is the justice in that
    they try to make it so hard that you give up
    well they picked the wrong guy for that
    they call me pitbull and you know what they say about them
    my family is friends with federal judge James Zagel and former Gov James Thompson and
    my brother in law was a union boss and will use them if I have to after I’ve tried the due diligence
    so you see I WILL BE HEARD!!
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    Laurence B Panek
    April 30, 2012 at 2:07 am
  27. I would talk to Jim Thompson and he will likely fix things. You will NOT get justice because most of your pleadings will be dismissed for technical violations. This is how it works. They won’t let you interrupt their money stream. The state gets about $4600 per case that they are supposed to use to keep families intact, visitation, promoting best interest of child, etc. etc, but it goes in judge’s pensions and to pay for court appointed people and the clerk’s office, etc. Jim Thompson is one of the people directly the attacks against me. A politician looked into this for me, verified it, but obviously won’t testify. I am sending you the case law for substitution of judge. I will be happy to send you copies of successful pleadings by others so you have an idea what people file. I am NOT a lawyer so I cannot give legal advice and Jim Thompson will send his people to prosecute me for practicing law without a license if I give legal advice, but we all can go to court and look up other people’s files and immitate what the lawyers write in their pleadings and subpoenas, etc. You can do this in federal court too. I can give you names of people to ask for their files to examine them as they are all public record. Jim Thompson’s Illinois set up the corrupt system of child reps, etc. The laws were passed in 1990 and he is still running the state! If you heard of Robin Hood, then you’ve heard of Jim Thompson. He’s the “bad kind” and Dart (Sheahan) is his Sheriff of Nottingham, Alvarez (Devine) is his high cardinalo executioner who violates the law and covers things up, and his inherited lordships include the Madigans, the Daleys, the Burkes, the Beavers, the Jones, etc. Get the picture?
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    Linda Shelton
    April 30, 2012 at 6:32 am
  28. Unless you call yourself a attorney, or charge for legal advice, you can be considered a Para legal and draw up motions etc, there is no legal requirement to be licensed
    do it on a pro Bono basis
    that’s what I plan on doing
    Help people
    any case law you can give me would help
    I’m planning on starting a court watch group
    and maybe even going through older cases and find out what percentage were male and female in the final judgement who got the better deal
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    Laurence B Panek
    April 30, 2012 at 6:57 am
  29. I am so sorry to hear about your case. We too were drained of every resource we had and still stand to lose our home. The judge patrick murphy and child rep colleen littman worked together previously and it was their show! They even went to lunch together after our court dates which were scheduled to accommodate the child rep. So on fridays it was like she got off early because she did not have to go back downtown and she could get home to her child early, while she lte my grandchildren get molested by their mentally ill (documented) father! Sorry I have no advice for you to make it better. But I feel your pain!
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    diana
    April 30, 2012 at 9:20 am
  30. There is a court watch group that recently started and even went to Judge Evans and Dorothy Brown and got their blessing! I will send your email address to them and maybe they will contact you.
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    Linda Shelton
    May 1, 2012 at 1:10 am
  31. It’s a sad world we live in!
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    Laurence B Panek
    May 1, 2012 at 1:40 am
  32. Thank You
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    Laurence B Panek
    May 1, 2012 at 1:45 am
  33. Nancy Katz did exactly the same thing to me. I had come with a 22 page motion to replace probably the worst Judge on the bench and known to all Judge Reynolds in skoie for cause
    Nancy Katz refused to even hear it after she took a break (im sure called her longtime friend Judge Reynolds)
    I pointed out that I had a right to be heard on this motion, even had witnesses etal
    Denied. Both Judges sit or have sat on womens organizations for years.
    Cook county courts are absolutely out of control
    And thats not even the half of it. I was appalled after surveying over 100 people as to what they were totally in the dark about…starting with the fact they couldnt even name 2 county Judges and yet their budget is 300 MILLION a year! 1 Judge =TEN school Teachers or 8-10 Police officers-which would you rather have?
    Its time ‘we the people’ take back these courts. Heres a few ideashttp://www.cleanupthecourts.wordpress.com
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    June 8, 2012 at 6:09 pm
  34. By the way, the Judicial Inquiry Board is a total political JOKE. Dont even waste your time. The last judge they took off the bench was 14 years ago! And since, have received over 6500 complaints-you think that maybe even one Judge would deserve to come off the bench out of 6,500 complaints
    You have to read http://www.cleanupthecourts.wordpress.com
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    June 8, 2012 at 6:13 pm
  35. Omg… I am in a 30 year divorce now thanks to the likes of her Disonerable Judge Leida Gonsolez Santiago. I have done everything here suggested and got nowhere. The corruption is endless. My health is now in jeopardy and my new family is suffering due to Santiago’s “biased-abusive-unethical” and legally inept and uncaring (accept for her “favorites”) rulings. ANYONE with ability to help please, PLEASE help me. I will give personal contact info. I have EVERTHING documented. (JIB, ARDC) and even the JIB investigator was shocked nothing was done to the judge. Any federal people listening? I have it all documented.
    Email me please for phone contact info. I am in failing health.
    BTW, asking for a Substitution of Judge in front of her is a joke unless you are one of her “pet” child advocates she promotes business for… and then why substitute? She’ll do whatever you need to line your pocket. She knows she is beyond ANY discipline. Just ask her corrupt-connected husband. Her family is untouchable legally. Is there no one left in this God forsaken broke County that has some semblance of integrity and honesty in a position of power that has the guts to expose this family destroying system? I fear the carcasses left in her wake.
    If not, I am still an American and I am leaving the State. I have no other choice.
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    Anthony (afraid to use my real name)
    June 18, 2012 at 1:33 am
  36. Unlikeyou I’m not afraid to give out my name, I had your judge on some of my rulings, among the other 13 judges since my case started in July of 2009, i have judge Katz and am in the process of filing an SOJ, I’m am Pro Se and have been for 2 years things started going the way I wanted them 2. This judge is totaly biased and no one has the guts to stand up to them if you have a lawyer. They don’t want to loose the economic rewards by making deals .
    They have violated my rights, with their threats, comments. My brother in law was a union boss, my other brother in laws family was very powerful in the police and state government and personal friends of Fed. Judge James Zagel and former Gov. James Thompson, so sooner or later my story will be heard, I can’t believe how close our stories are. It almost killed me and put me in the hospital 13 times in 2 years. But my bi-polar, manic, won’t let me give up! I’m willing to talk!
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    Laurence B Panek
    June 18, 2012 at 12:17 pm
  37. Wow she sounds terrible. They should get some plain old citizens on these JIB groups and really clean house from these corrupt robe wearers. I’ve heard this many time about this judge. I feel very sorry for the people in her courtroom and I did look up her husbands’ former Chicago Aldermanic record… he was indicted and currently working as a lobbyist for Kraft foods for the City of Chicago. I just scratched Kraft foods off of my list. Best wishes buddy.
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    Adam Cartwright
    June 18, 2012 at 8:29 pm
  38. Please resubscribe me. It’s a new iPad and when confirming my subscription I accidentally deleted and asked that my email be deleted. I would not want this. Please forgive my ID10T error and send me all comments. Thanks.jadamsemail@yahoo.com
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    Jadam
    June 18, 2012 at 10:22 pm
  39. After having read through this all which I only found today – and seeing the BS we have all been going through with the Chicago Family court “system”, it is obvious and extremely important that each of us stay focused and take the appropriate action. Doing something relevant is the key here and most necessary to put a ‘stop’ on the basic human rights violations being committed by some very sick people in places of power. These things shouldn’t even be in existence in this country, yet we are all part of it having been created in the first place, to some degree.
    I am completely guilty of going off on tangents because of not being able to confront the insanity which was playing out in front of me. I applaud all who are actually doing something here now worthwhile, with the great information,suggestions and gravity of this website owner’s efforts and experience. And all without it being ‘legal’ counsel which unfortunately could jeopardize things for some.
    Oddly enough, the whole concept and definition of what ‘legal’ is, is the very thing that we find ourselves fighting for in the first place! It’s sickened me again, reading through these recent posts, and my heart goes out to those going through some very bad times now. I’ve been there, and wishing I had better sensibilities from the start.
    One thing for sure seems to be, that moving towards any resolutions here are not going to occur, by going through the channels that have gotten us into this mess in the first place. It needs to go public in a big way, possibly starting through available Federal channels. That seems to have worked, or has provided some sort of response/solution for a few of those that have posted here.
    I think we can change some things if they are made known on larger scales. The Net does have it’s good side! Please keep this going and link up with other efforts that are doing the same. I’m just starting to learn how, now that I’m getting out of the funk that has been strangling me for years now thanks to a judge, a lawyer, and ad-litem, whose prosperous futures are all guaranteed, as long as we do nothing.
    Best to All.
    R
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    Rog
    June 26, 2012 at 1:53 pm
  40. Judge Jeanne Reynolds should be removed from the bench. She is a hack. She appoints child advocates, child representatives, 604’s etc and then ignores all of their recommendations. Even when children become suicidal and try running away from the abusive homes she places them in, she turns her head and ignores their pleas along with those of the loving nurturing parents. We are left to try to heal wounds that are inflicted by Judge Jeanne Reynolds’ bias and ignorance.
    I will be filing a Judicial complaint against this “judge” and urge anyone else interested in getting a group together to do so to please let me know via thread
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    Barbara
    June 27, 2012 at 12:42 pm
  41. If she appointed steve wasko… he’s unqualified to represent children. He is not on the child rep, gal, attorney for child list. the powers that be, have set rules, and all child reps must be approved. he’s not approved.
    I have filed a judicial complaint against reynolds, in november, and they haven’t even looked at it yet.
    I demanded to know how much $ Wasko kicks back to her, for the free business he’s unqualified to do.
    Lock up reynolds, and all the judges!! This cotttage industry must be destroyed!! It’s more criminal than the chicago outfit, or the mafia.
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    greg
    June 28, 2012 at 2:25 pm
  42. Greg,
    I didn’t have Wasko. I had Rappaport. I would love to talk to you about your experience it your open to it. I want to get enough people together to get Reynolds off the bench. What she did in our case is being looked at as possibly unconstitutional. She ignored DCFS reports and everything. I too believe that she is getting kick backs possibly from attorneys in her court. I am going to file a complaint on her as well. She needs to be removed from the bench as soon as possible.
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    Barbara
    June 28, 2012 at 9:39 pm
  43. Dr. Sheldon we also are victims of the corruption of this system. We would like to know if you have some info about Judge Orville Hambright and please I would like to contact you if is possible.
    Thanks for support the victims of system.
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    Tired of judges
    June 29, 2012 at 2:09 pm
  44. I do not know about this judge. Please feel free to send any information about him to us.
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    Linda Shelton
    July 1, 2012 at 5:39 am
  45. Hello,
    My name is Viorel Berar, I ‘m very urgent to contact you if is possible other way then on line, due that I have sensitive info. can’t be posted on line at this time .
    I really appreciate your help.
    If you wish you can reach me at:
    561-699 0326
    Afternoon or evning.
    Thank you very much , your help means a lot to me.
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    Viorel Berar
    July 3, 2012 at 5:40 pm
  46. dr sheldon I wrote you before about our case with patrick murphy…. the father finally had his sentencing hearing and got 20 years for child porn possession and manufacturing.. we are relieved and now for the judge I down loaded the file from the judicial inquiry and am filling it out and then I need to go to the courthouse and get that form but I am not real clear on what room in the courthouse do you go to to get that. also you had asked me before for our case number it is 6-30979. I would appreciate any help you can give us. this father was allowed to sexually abuse his child because the judge was negligent arrogant and ignorant. my name is diana kasco please let me know if you have any question. thanks diana
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    diana
    July 26, 2012 at 2:29 pm
  47. Hi Linda
    I just posted this:
    ASSOCIATE JUDGE JEANNE REYNOLDS-MUST GO NOW JOIN US
    Her unmitigated bias & abuse you all know-and know that it must be stopped.
    She is totally out of control and there is absolutely nobody watching her or in charge that will do a thing about her-and she knows it!
    The Judicial Inquiry Board is a complete farce-shameful, actually
    Associate Judge Reynolds is decimating lives and especially those of children.
    So ‘we the people’ MUST act-attorneys know it, and anybody that has appeared before her, knows it.
    I am trying to put together enough people that will make a difference. PLEASE contact me with your contact information ASAP athttp://WWW.cleanupthecookcountycourts@yahoo.com
    REMEMBER VOTE ALL JUGES OUT IN NOVEMBER
    We need a means to get info on everyone that wants to join. People that left comments on your blog about Reynolds, dont leave ways of contacting them
    I am in touch with one and have some solid ideas to shine the light that is desperately needed on Reynolds
    Any ideas on how to get the above message to those people?
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    August 1, 2012 at 1:02 pm
  48. i cant deal with cook county any more i cant go to ill without anxiety attack nancy katz did so much to me and my family i will never fogive everyone invovled with my case and my baby that she took away from me to give my baby to my abuisive ex and tourture all of us for 11 years just thinking about it all makes my depression worse she got me where i wanted to kill my self just to get her to leave me alone i havnt seen my baby over 11 years my ex wont let her see me now she not a baby any more
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    janer
    November 8, 2012 at 4:46 am
  49. In one day, 5 attorneys submitted substition of judge papers that she had to sign. She’s a one-liner…if you’re a guy and don’t feel like arguing about who gets the big screen tv or an extra night a week visitation and want to save tens of thousands of dollars of legal fees, she’s not that bad. And, you’ll be divorced pronto. She’s got a very whiney bark but very little bite. A simple shit is how best to describe her.
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    no way, Jose
    March 6, 2013 at 12:50 pm
  50. no way, Jose – Which judge are you commenting about where 5 attorneys submitted SOJ papers?
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    Linda Shelton
    March 6, 2013 at 11:03 pm
  51. Going through same thing with Patrick Murphy,I heard they are trying to disbarhim.Has anyone thought of starting a Facebook page with their stories about this judge.Or calling local news.
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    Lisa
    April 25, 2013 at 3:25 pm
  52. Everyone that finds him/her self in front of leida santiago should ask for substitute judge wright away so her court room will be empty.Because of her I am homeless for two years.She had thrown me out on the street after 8 mo of cancer treatments + after I had just gotten out of ICU and awarded everything to my husband of 18 years. All i got was my clothing and expired medicine ( not even my jewelry).She had denied every motion I have filed and had prolonged it so I will run out of time, so what can i do now ? – I have lost it all including my animals that I had lived for since i don’t have any kids. My ex had killed them and satiago still is on his side,- actually found it funny, so I have nothing else to lose – anybody any ideas ?
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    i mikuzis
    May 24, 2013 at 12:14 am
  53. The system is not their to help or care for best interest of a child. They just there for a paycheck. I went to court on June 3rd, 2013. The father of the child wanted to take our daughter on vacation to Florida. I told them that it was not in the best interest of the child. Well the judge and Jeffery Leving’s lawyers and her father said it is in best interest of the child. Best interest is not fun when you can have fun at a park or a birthday party. Emotional health and her not wanting to go plus a report from the child’s psychotherapist was not looked at or into not even a consideration. The father when asked by the judge if he has a valid drivers license said yes. well her father is on probation/ parole and would be driving to the destination of their vacation. NO he does not have a drivers license and which also means not covered by car insurance. Who even knows if he lied to his probation officer or even if he allowed to leave the state. I was suppose to get to call my daughter every night to talk with her. It going on day four and still heard nothing. I told nothing but truth yet its not heard he lies under oath and people listened. I wanted the best interest of my daughter, her safety and emotional heath matters to me. when the fathers lawyer said to the judged that his belief of me (the mother) that she doesn’t want her daughter going on vacation because she is jealous that she cant afford to bring her their herself. The judge gives me a pep talk. Father says he cant afford anything yet he’s going on vacation he gets top father rights lawyers. The judge says to them don’t let me regret this. What’s this mean that she may even have doubt??? When asked by judge do you know where your daughter and the mother live his response is NO. When judge says that he and I have to meet in middle when dropping off and picking up daughter, his response is at a Mc Donalds closer to his house. I don’t mind but how did he know where the middle is if he just said he didn’t know where I lived, which he does. Another lie…I feel that the judge was not listening, or intimidated, may have been friends with the lawyer, or I don’t know but my consideration as a mother was not looked into…WHY? Why, was nothing looked into. My daughter asked me why did you not help me mommy, I told her truth I tried but court system, judge, lawyers cant help and since they are the law I have to follow, they are making me. I tried my best and its not good enough. Lawyers and court says their has to be signs, so basically what they are saying is you cant do nothing till your child is already bruised, missing, depressed, or gone. We try to prevent by following our gut, what we already know or have evidence that was not even looked at or into. Its so sad that children have to be put into a situation before they even kind of care. A child should have to be in that situation if it were to be prevented that in the end is worse for the child may it be mental or physical, lawyers say they cant help me or my daughter, the judge, and his lawyers… well just a paycheck. I may not be able to do anything now, but I can keep her in therapy and later if she ends up depressed or if ANYTHING happens relating to all that can have been prevented I will sue the system and all, for it was in their hands and their decision. For now I have blogs, the media etc. I will use all sources to spread the word on how the system is ran etc. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this. P.S. Do lies oversee truth? Does money talk? I am left with a lot of questions in why things in court that day did not include the best interest of my daughter.
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    janay
    June 18, 2013 at 1:53 pm
  54. who can i complain to about corruption in the boone county ky court? my ex thinks he dont have to follow any rules whatsoever and so much as tells our children so. He tells them to lie to me (that they are in a mandatory meeting) when they are indeed sitting in the car with him. I have barely seen my 14 yr old son in a year and a half and my EX informs him he dont need to see me. In fact, he tells him NOT to see me and is now working on my 16 yr old daughter and does everything in his power to get her to disobey me and disrespect me. I have no say or control over anything they do. he takes them on MY TIME, MY VACATIONS. I didnt even get to see them in the summer very much and when i did, he keeps them tied up on the phone for hours. LITERALLY!!! then comes and gets them over another excuse or another. His parents are more important than ME , their OWN MOTHER! And his dad follows a close puppy dog second. Im sick to my stomach over this!! I have been treated this way for 13 years now! He lays on the charm everywhere he goes but turns everyone against me. PLEASE help me. I was born to be a mother and this is absolute hell!
    I dont deserve this! Im sick and tired of being treated like the criminal that he is…when he indeed is the one who is in contempt. PLEASE PLEASE !!! I just want time with my kids and judge bramelege wont give me the time of day. She in fact turned her face the other way when i tried to show her documents that my child was sick years ago, and also that my attorney had left me and went into practice with the opposing attorney!! (MY EXES ATTORNEY) She also knew they would send me to wrong appoints, on wrong days, and i wasnt even there the day my divorce became final because he made me a fool on PURPOSE to make me look like i was irresponsible when he indeed was the one who sent me wrong information. SHE KNEW all this and was in on it.
    My ex keeps my kids occupied and tells them every thing to do. I have not seen my children all summer. My holiday is Labor Day, and he took them out of school for a whole week. He has doen this since 2009!!! I reported it but the cops act like they can do NOTHING!! Judge Bramelege acted like she didnt even get the report.
    Over and over and over , he takes them Christmas and New Years the entire vacation, Easter, every break, i dont get to see them, Thanksgiving….and he justifies every thing he does. His parents act like he can do no wrong.
    Im to the point im getting ready to take this to another court. i have already been approved and have also contacted Judge Judy and a couple other tv courts. BELIEVE me , Judge Bramelege doesnt want this publicity and I WILL make sure she has every single peice of evidence to prove it. 13 years of it.
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    Boone County nonsense
    September 8, 2013 at 9:39 pm
  55. DO not get divorce in skokie il .by judge reynolds she dont like man at all .she mess up my life .and she lier she gave my ex my house . 3 CARS .my buss .and 60% of my income child support ..and i have my house .my car my shop the hair salon .befor the merried . SHE gave temparary custedy of my kid ..she said things never happen in court .
    GOD the real judge not you reynolds .
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    hadi
    December 20, 2013 at 3:47 pm
  56. I become homeless due to judge leida santiagos bias judgement.She gave everything including my personal belongings to my ex husband and threw me out of my home while I was battling cancer.She had also denied my every motion and had purposely made my divorce case run out of 2 year time limit toappeal.As a result of a death sentence I had received by this judge my health had deteriorated, my animals were killed by my ex in addition to my loosing my life’s worth.I have lost it all and so before I die I will do everything I can for justice to be served – any suggestions ?
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    belliz
    January 14, 2014 at 8:21 pm
  57. I have suffered under Judge Santiago, and NON-child rep Mary T. Doheny as well as the thieves at Jeffrey Leving. I certainly can vouch for the sediment described earlier by Jeff Gertie. My case has gone on for 4 years, still no trial. There is more focus on extraction of our now-non-existent assets for legal fees than any concern for our children, and no-concern whatsoever for ending our divorce case. I have filed a complaint against Jeffery Leving which was denied.
    Besides filing more complaints that will be ignored, what’s the least-worst way to get this divorce done?
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    Abused Dad
    February 16, 2014 at 11:35 pm
  58. oh well I am out of town and cant get online much but I HAVE A STORY ABOUT HIM! He let my innocent grandson be molested by his father for 2 years ! we were in court for 7 total ruined our lives! Patrick Murphey is CRIMINAL in his treatment of families!!!!!!!!!!! By the way the FBI saved us and FORCED the judge to give the kids back! The father is in federal prison for 20 years!
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    diana kasco
    April 9, 2014 at 12:06 pm
  59. Judge Reynolds refused to move a case out of her court that neither party even lived in the district. The respondent in the case’s lawyer donated money to her election campaign as did his sister yet nobody will help me to remove her from our case. Its appaulling…she must be removed before her reaffirming next year
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    dee
    August 10, 2014 at 9:08 pm
  60. Unfortunately, the judges in Crook County act like Gods and Chief Judge Timothy Evans, IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the Judicial Inquiry Board, the Illiois Appellate Court and some members of the IL Supreme Court, and so many political dynasties like the Daleys, the Madigans, the Beavers, as well as entrenched corrupt politicians like Sheriff Dart, States Attorney Anita Alvarez and many others appear to be corrupt. I suggest that you write to the U.S. Attorney, Task Force on Government Corruption and Cook County Board President Tony Preckwinkle as well as your Senators and Congressmen, as well as the press. Look for addresses on this blog. Only bringing the light of day to this and constant complaints from hundreds of people as well as a commitment to vote NO on ALL JUDICIAL RETENTION BALLOTS, as well as against those in office will change this in the long run. PLEASE HELP spread the word to vote. Your vote and thousands of others are the only chance the public has to quash this corruption in the long run. Get everyone you know to vote.
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    Linda Shelton
    August 11, 2014 at 11:24 am
  61. i am wondering if you ever ended up getting a court watch group together ?
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    unknown please
    August 14, 2014 at 8:11 pm
  62. do you have complaints on Judge Alfred Lee Levinson out of rolling meadows, illinois domestice relations, very corrupt case.
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    unknown please
    August 14, 2014 at 8:13 pm
  63. No, but very few people really know about this web site. There are 400 judges in Cook County and 95% of them are ignorant and/or corrupt.
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    Linda Shelton
    August 20, 2014 at 4:16 am
  64. I was not involved in that. Another member of our loosely associated group did get this approved by Judge Evans, but I don’t think they are actually doing much except in individual cases. I haven’t had the time or ability to keep up with that. If you me to forward your email address please say so and I will send it to te person involved.
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    Linda Shelton
    August 20, 2014 at 4:18 am
  65. Judge Orville Hambright gave my landlord order posession and a judgement and told sheriff to expedite eviction because I missed one court date because of an emergency, but he held order and file in his chambers until landlord paid sheriff then he released order for viewing 9 days later which was 1 day before time for me to put in a motion ran out…
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    J T gardner
    October 16, 2014 at 11:11 pm
  66. Ok, I’ve had enough. I have watched my fiancé get massacred in Judge Jeanne Marie Reynold’s courtroom. She gave custody back to a mother who tried to kill herself twice in front of the children, was homeless and jobless and lied all through the court proceedings. I see others who have the same situations and something needs to be done. She also refused to let this case be moved to the Daley Center when neither parties resided in the district. Perhaps she doesn’t want Judge Dickler to know how evil she is.
    Please call me at (847) 529-4247 or email me at:
    ann.cesare@yahoo.com
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    Ann Cesare
    October 22, 2014 at 5:16 pm
  67. Is there a group for court watch, and does anyone know the email address to reach them, thanks
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    Unknown
    January 19, 2015 at 8:26 am
  68. I forwarded your question to a person in a court watcher group. I don’t know if they will contact you but I hope they will.
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    Linda Shelton
    January 22, 2015 at 1:27 pm
  69. Hi my name is Berar Viorel
    please check the Cook County Records web. What us posted here’re links and how to go for your rights is true , but is not working. I own a condo in Chicago 5901 N. Sheridan , Chicago IL 60660 at Thorndale Beach Association more than 20 years clear and free paid, as a 2009 association and president take me in the Court for something were not become rules and regulation just after almost 2 years. The Association and President Sigrid Ingold with the assoc attorney former IL legislation , Ellis B Levin by fraudulent and corrupt actions they prevail wining a false lawsuit .
    On April 4 2913 they evict me WITOUT the notice ,( my wife and my minor son 8 y/ old) out WITOUT give our rights for foodie days to get , , credit cards ,clothes etc, suffer in the car on cold whether , they take possession of my property , rent it , rent my car parking also my property , give as after one week 3 hours to take out our staff from the unit, and foreboded me to go in the building. I don’t own them a penny, I paid my assessments all the time, all of this because don’t give her a proxy to keep her in power.
    She find the victims like me with money , fine you , for nothing wrong doing , then take you in the court where Levin ( ( he was fired from Marina Towers after 17 years) take care of all the things that make sure you loose the case.
    That’s the way they extorts our founds , bring the building , on numerous liens , litigation.
    Since then we are a homeless( new assoc .and president refuse to release my property ) as my self soon is two years as a disability person since ’99 with multiple surgery back and knees sleep In the back of my car on the streets. Got no hotel room or sleep in one bad for about 14 months, cause I can’t afford .
    The new Thorndale Beach Association and his president Omar Gaffhar is FOLOW the old associations and president steps commit other fraudulent actions against me because I suit them. Illegally he rent my car spot , the unit , and breaks my storage , refuse to give my rights to have copies of book of records of financial records; ( illegal according with the IL Condo Law)all WITOUT court order, no court was aware , nor me or my attorney notice about rental – which suppose to legally send as a notice by the new assoc attorney Franz Daniel and other bunch of names on the law firm.
    So where is the justice , where is my rights, where is the people to take care the injustice?
    We went all over , radio, Chicago Tribune, Tv stations , all the places as human rights org, no one move one finger. ARDC Supreme Court of IL , ignore all the complaints , so will happen with Board of Inquire , and other. They are not gone screw the Judicial system ; convenient for them – for me or you or anybody else .
    Please see also : the http://www.marinatowersnews.com, as well web cal the North Loop News by Mr . Dalman , editor that he publics our story , by now we have maybe more then 30K followers , which is good the people start to open their eyes about condo associations fraudulent, dictatorial system in Chicago
    I hope lots of people will take note about this fraudulent injustice , cause the 150 units in the TBN don’t move one finger to stay united. The board still have the members inside from old board and servants of Sigrid Ingold former president , and as well her self still on the board. I inform my neighbors by news copies on each door , but President Omar Gaffhar said all they need to drop the notifications to the office. Nice , will see how long can hide a 1 million from city lien, other one a Construction lien , and other more then 4 millions on litigations .
    Please share
    Thank you
    Sincerely , Viorel Berar
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    Viorel Berar
    January 22, 2015 at 2:35 pm
  70. Well very surprising , as I do have two cases against the association Thorndale Beach North Condominium and former Board President Sigrid Ingold as a Plaintiff pending in Circuit Court I believe ( my Attorney mentioned that will bring the second one together to the same judge ) but I did not know at all that I got a fresh law suit from TBN filed in Feb 4 2015 claim $ 34. 507.50 in appeal ( lost because Humbright manipulation , association attorney Levin, and my former attorney Cary Schiff which committed legal malpractice by not filing my affidavit on the Court on 2011 )I asked my attorney to take action against TBN speed up the release of property due that Assoc TBN were filed twice at appellate court and one time to their cor… .judge Judge Humbright the hope from old assoc board president and her board but their claim of $25 .0000 were rejected I did see the orders . I know it’s a court date for March 4 2015 but noting was specified to me that’s refer to above new case.
    I definite like to help , I try to do all over last fall, year before as April 4 2013 my family and I we were evicted WITOUT any notice ,and we are homeless ever since . I own my condo from over 20 years paid and the Assoc and the broken judicial system they take away illegal and fraudulent from me. I will consider a complaint against Humbright , at some point down the road.
    I have hard time to find a trustable attorney for legal malpractice against my former attorney Cary Schiff , as my actual attorney said he can’t take the case. Was filed ,prose and dismiss w/ out prejudice. , due that I can’t stay winter in Chicago due to my disability, when I’m in Florida.
    I did find other fraud in the Circuit court Viorel Berar vs BMW of North America ( manufacturer BRICH of warranty which suppose the attorney for BMW to have their own from BMW ofN/A legal department , instead the attorney was a wife of our new assoc attorney , ( try sleep on the same bad, work in the same law office Sancez,Daniel ….) which is a conflict of interest and consider fraudulent in all 50 states.
    Corruption 100% judge she was know the illegal issue , but…. I discover ,,need to rifle here in Florida.
    Please let me know if you need more info , as well as I said I need a legal malpractice attorney soon is possible , case it’s sure winer 100% cause I got all the documents to incriminate SHIFF being part of the conspirator ring inglde Judge Humbright that put as homeless on the cold streets of Chicago me a disable person , my minor 8 year old son and my sick wife ( she have a emergency gold bladder surgery and remove it) my self massive depression and panic attack which was 90% close to be stroke. Thanks to the Chicago corrupt system. My wife are journalist , she has personal contact Abc anchor Mr.Johnson , Chicago tribune ,editor which was edit about TBN ,, what’s your problem!” A case of cancer patient but no results just empty promises.
    ARDC are bunch of liars and work hand in hand . I place lots of real complaints !
    Thanks for contact me
    Best regard , Viorel Berar .,
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    Viorel Berar
    February 27, 2015 at 10:45 am
  71. Ala – what is your point and your question – as I don’t get what you are trying to state – perhaps get someone to help you type a question? I think you said “Judge Haracz was a attorney who represented burglars, drug dealers, and corrupt people…let them out from court with Judge Jacobs… obvious woman [?]…”
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    Linda Shelton
    May 9, 2015 at 2:10 pm
  72. Judge Jeanne Reynolds should be impeached. She causes more harm to children then good. We all need to step up and fight for our rights and our children and their safety together.
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    Jodi
    June 13, 2015 at 5:00 am
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